Nuclear power in China
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As of April 2026, 62 nuclear power units are operational in mainland China, second globally to the United States, which has 94. The installed net power sits at 61.215 GW of electricity, third after US
Aerial view of the Haiyang Nuclear Power Plant in Haiyang, Shandong; from far to near are Reactors 1 through 4
Qinshan Nuclear Power Plant, located in Zhejiang China
Taishan Nuclear Power Plant in Taishan, Guangdong; its units 1 & 2 are two 1750 MWe class EPR reactors
Sanmen Nuclear Power Station, located in Zhejiang, China
CANDU reactor
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The CANDU is a Canadian pressurized heavy-water reactor design used to generate electric power. The acronym refers to its deuterium oxide moderator and its use of uranium fuel. CANDU reactors were fir
Two CANDU fuel bundles: each is about 50 cm in length and 10 cm in diameter, and can generate about 1 GWh (3.6 TJ) of electricity during its time in a CANDU reactor
Bruce Nuclear Generating Station, operating eight CANDU reactors
Range of possible CANDU fuel cycles: CANDU reactors can accept a variety of fuel types, including the used fuel from light-water reactors.